Tag: Lander

Indian Space Research organisation or ISRO is eyeing for second Mars mission by 2021 or 2022, as per reports they might put a lander. India become the first country to reach Mars in first attempt, entered orbit in 2014, although it was more of a technology demonstrator but it was an excellent achievement, India’s excellence in science and tech field. MOM mission was a one of a kind project and it still beams back data to earth. it was a marvel of engineering. Even though its methane sensor failed to detect methane but still sends back images and other data. In 2017 union...

Chandrayaan-2 or Moon-vehicle is India’s second lunar mission after successful Chandrayaan-1 or Moon impact probe mission which famously discovered the presence of water on the Moon. Chandrayaan-2 is being Developed by the ISRO , to be launched via Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Mk II Vehicle which includes a lunar orbiter, lander and rover indigenously developed by India. ISRO is planning to launch Chandrayaan-2 by December, 2018 from Satish Dhwan space center located in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. Background : On 12 November 2007, ROSCOSMOS and ISRO signed an agreement to jointly work on Chandrayaan -2 , Indias second lunar mission where ISRO will develop the Orbiter and Rover and...